This biographical data was taken from the Federal Judicial Center [link] on Sep 27, 2017:

Born 1971 in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasNominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Samuel B. Kent. Confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 2011, and received commission on October 4, 2011.